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1
Q

This part of the epyllion is based on the Iliad book 18. How?

A

When Thetis hears Achilles’ cries and summons her nymphs

2
Q

How does Virgil produce a highly pictorial scene here?

A

Slows the narrative down with long descriptive passages in which he employs his expertise at Greek words

3
Q

What is special about the fleeces from Miletus?

A

The beauty of the fleeces from Miletus was legendary

4
Q

How does Virgil exaggerate the number of nymphs present?

A

Polysyndeton

5
Q

What is polysyndeton?

A

Many conjunctives used

6
Q

Where did Virgil get the inspiration to list the sea nymphs?

A

Homer’s list of Nereids in Iliad book 18 though the names are different

7
Q

Why are there square brackets around line 338?

A

This line is omitted by many scholars

8
Q

Where do you also see line 338?

A

Aeneid book 5

9
Q

How does Virgil create pathos on line 339?

A

Epanalepsis

10
Q

What is epanalepsis?

A

Repetition of the same word with an intervening word in between

11
Q

Explain the use of ‘Lucina’

A

Lucina is a goddess of childbirth so her name is synonymous with childbirth itself - do not know why Virgil decided to make this reference

12
Q

What technique is ‘Oceanitides’?

A

Patronymic epithet

13
Q

What is patronymic epithet?

A

Describing people by referencing their father

14
Q

What profession was Arethusa before she became a sea nymph?

A

Huntress

15
Q

Who else was a huntress before becoming a sea nymph?

A

Clio and Beroe

16
Q

Who is Vulcan’s wife?

A

Venus

17
Q

Clymene’s song is well-known. What is it about?

A

Mars seduced Vulcan’s wife, Venus

18
Q

When would you sing Clymene’s song?

A

While weaving

19
Q

What does ‘curam … inanem’ show?

A

Vulcan’s vain attempts to prevent Mars seducing his wife

20
Q

What is Chaos?

A

The original state of the world before the Gods organised it

21
Q

Where is there synchesis?

A

Line 349

22
Q

What is synchesis?

A

Scattered words

23
Q

What does the synchesis show?

A

The strong link between a child’s cries and his mother’s ears

24
Q

What enforces the meaning of the word ‘obstipuere’?

A

The enjambment and strong break after it

25
Q

Where are litotes used?

A

Line 353 ‘non frustra’

26
Q

What are litotes?

A

Use a negative to reinforce a positive

27
Q

What does line 353 actually mean?

A

Cyrene’s fears are correct and she recognises the cries of her son as any mother would

28
Q

Why is ‘sensit’ emphatic?

A

Draws attention that she felt it instead of just heard it

29
Q

Why did Virgil describe it as the ‘river’s depths’?

A

More descriptive and poetic

30
Q

Why is it significant that the nymphs had white necks?

A

Suggests purity; High status people had were pale and slaves would be tanned with dirt or sun

31
Q

What does spurious mean?

A

Not sure if it should be there or not

32
Q

How is the idea of one nymph going through childbirth pathos?

A

Virginal life is over

33
Q

Who was Vulcan?

A

God of fire that worked as a blacksmith in volcanoes - was lame

34
Q

What case is ‘maternas’? What is is translated as?

A

Genitive but is used as an adjective (accusative)

35
Q

What effect does it give in describing Aristaeus as ‘striking’ Cyrene?

A

Aggressive

36
Q

Which word on line 353 is missed out in latin?

A

‘called’

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